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Cannon's Precedents: Search Tips

A simple search interface provides another method of accessing sections of Cannon's Precedents. Select a volume number (VI - XI), or multiple volume numbers using the "point-click-drag" or "ctrl-point-click" method, then enter a query in the search-terms box to search the full text of the selected volume(s).

Sample Searches (2)

The following sample searches are provided as guides to general types of searches in Cannon's Precedents. For the sake of space, only the top three hits in search results containing more than three documents are included with each example below.

Note: The results of these sample searches are described as they appear on the Web interface. The display of the results may vary for users of the WAIS client and SWAIS software.

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1. Search by Subject

This type of search returns documents that are related to a specific subject. The word(s) that you enter as your search term(s) may appear anywhere within the document. You can use combinations of keywords to narrow your search, but make sure that Boolean operators such as "AND" appear in all capital letters.

Query: election AND delegate

Results: [From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access] TIME, PLACES, AND MANNER OF ELECTION.

HISTORY AND JURISDICTION OF THE STANDING COMMITTEES--Continued.

[Cannon's Precedents -- Volume VIII] ELECTION OF COMMITTEES.

2. Search by Chapter

This type of search returns documents based on chapter number. The chapter citation should be phrased in the format "chapter X", where "X" is the chapter number as a Roman numeral. Since chapter numbers are not repeated in different volumes, simply searching by chapter number is specific enough to properly narrow your results. Also, if you are not sure which Volume contains a particular chapter, you can highlight any number of volumes and then perform the search. Be sure to enclose phrases within quotation marks.

Query: "chapter CXLIX"

Results: [From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access] Chapter CXLIX.

[From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access] PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION

[From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access] CANNON'S PRECEDENTS